Rolling Oaks Mall
Rolling Oaks Mall is a regional shopping mall located in northeast San Antonio, Texas, at the intersection of Loop 1604 and Nacogdoches Road. The mall is anchored by Dillard's, JCPenney, and Macy's. The property is owned and operated by Washington Prime Group.
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| Location | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Opening date | 1988 |
| Developer | Melvin Simon and Associates |
| Management | Washington Prime Group |
| Owner | Washington Prime Group |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 889,000 square feet (82,600 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | rollingoaksmall |
History
The mall developed by Simon Property Group opened in 1988, with anchor stores Dillard's, Beall's and Sears, in a remote location surrounded mostly by farmland on the Northeast side of the city. As a result of miscalculated growth projections in the area and a less than ideal location the mall initially struggled.
A 6-screen movie theater operated by Act III Theaters under the Santikos Entertainment brand opened in 1991.[1] The theater and Beall's closed in 2001. The theater space eventually became a state park and is now an Inflatable Wonderland. The Beall's space reopened as an H&M outlet in 2017.[2] In 1992 the mall expanded its retail area with a new wing and added a third anchor, Foley's (rebranded as Macy's in 2006).
As the city grew to meet the mall, Rolling Oaks has repositioned itself and is a stable retail center.[3] Additionally, JCPenney opened a new store at the mall in 2004. The original site plan was designed to accommodate 5 anchor stores and one minor anchor store. Today, one of the major anchor sites remains unbuilt.[4] In 2014 Simon Property Group rolled over ownership of Rolling Oaks Mall, along with 97 other smaller properties n their portfolio into its REIT, Washington Prime Group.[5]
On June 19, 2020, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide. The store closed in August 2020.[6]
2017 shooting
On January 22, 2017, one person was killed and seven others were injured after two men robbed a jewelry store in the mall. Police Chief William McManus released in a statement that after the two suspects fled the store on Sunday, they were accosted by a pair of "good samaritans", at least one of whom was armed using a concealed carry permit. One suspect was injured in a successful attempt to stop him, however one of the pair of samaritans was shot and killed in the process. The other suspect fled the mall, firing his weapon and injuring others. The suspect escaped after fleeing the area and firing his weapon, injuring others nearby.[7] He was eventually caught and arrested by Converse police later that day after crashing a stolen getaway car.[8]
Major Anchors
Minor Anchors
- H&M (opened 2017, 20,000 sq ft.)
Former Anchors
- Beall's (opened 1988, closed 2001, 20,000 sq ft.)
- Sears (opened 1988, closed August 2020, 133,935 sq ft.)
References
- "Rolling Oaks Mall 6 in San Antonio, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- Taylor, Lisa Y. (September 22, 2002). "Skating to success--Brighter future in store for Rolling Oaks Mall as development begins to take off". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "July 28 in San Antonio History". San Antonio Public Library.
- Silva, Tricia Lynn (February 26, 2014). "Simon hires CEO for spin-off firm". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- Shoulberg, Warren (July 12, 2020). "Total Sears And Kmart Store Count Going Down To Just 95". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "Good Samaritan killed in Texas jewelry store robbery". USA Today. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- "34-year-old identified as second suspect in Rolling Oaks Mall shooting". My San Antonio. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
